The Precious One

By Marisa de los Santos, Marisa De los Santos

Subjects: Desertion and non-support, Family secrets, Patients, Fiction, family life, general, Twins, Fathers and daughters, Large type books, Sibling rivalry, First loves, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Fiction, family life, Fiction, Diseases, Sisters, fiction, Heart, Sisters, Homecoming, Stepfamilies

Description: In all her life, Eustacia "Taisy" Cleary has given her heart to only three men: her first love, Ben Ransom; her twin brother, Marcus; and Wilson Cleary -- professor, inventor, philanderer, self-made millionaire, brilliant man, breathtaking jerk: her father. Seventeen years ago, Wilson ditched his first family for Caroline, a beautiful young sculptor. In all that time, Taisy's family has seen Wilson, Caroline, and their daughter Willow only once. Why then, is Wilson calling Taisy now, inviting her for an extended visit, encouraging her to meet her pretty sister -- a teenager who views her with jealousy, mistrust, and grudging admiration? Why, now, does Wilson want Taisy to help him write his memoir? Told in alternating voices -- Taisy's strong, unsparing observations and Willow's naive, heartbreakingly earnest yearnings -- The Precious One is a novel of family secrets, lost love, and dangerous obsession.